Van's RV 6 N1407W

Summary

On 17 June 2020 at about 17:30 local time, a Van's RV 6 registered N1407W was involved in an accident near Clovis, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2020 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clovis, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Clovis Muni (CVN)

Coordinates

34.4267, -103.0775

Aircraft

Van's RV 6

Registration

N1407W

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Braunfels → Clovis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA185

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s aft center of gravity at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing, the airplane floated down the runway in an unusually nose high attitude. The pilot responded by abruptly lowering the nose of the airplane, and the airplane landed hard and bounced. He then increased and decreased the engine power setting and the airplane touched down hard again. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane exited the runway to the left before it came to rest upright in a grass field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and truss. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He also reported that following the accident, he calculated the weight of the baggage and determined that the airplane's center of gravity was at the aft limit.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.